Slaughter Trail

Slaughter Trail (1951)

Three outlaws rob the stage and then flee. When their horses give out they murder some Indians to get fresh ones. But this puts the Indians on the war path and they have to take refuge in an Army fort to avoid them. The Indians then arrive offering peace if the three men are turned over to them. The fort's commanding Officer wants peace but the rules say the men must be tried in a white man's court leaving the Indians no choice but to attack.

Date of release
1951-10-15
TMDB
4.5 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Western
Director
Irving Allen

Casting

Interesting facts

Slaughter Trail is a 1951 Cinecolor Western film produced and directed by Irving Allen and starring Brian Donlevy, Gig Young and Virginia Grey.

Production

The film was produced in 1950 and was originally to have been released by Eagle-Lion before RKO Pictures signed with Justal Productions as the film's distributor.

The film was shot with Howard da Silva in the lead, but after he was accused of communist leanings, RKO Pictures ordered da Silva's scenes reshot with Brian Donlevy. Allen reshot the film in three days and sold it to RKO for $200,000.

In a manner similar to that of High Noon, Slaughter Trail contains continuing ballads throughout the film that ask and answer questions as well as narrate the story.

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